{"title":"W. Scott Poole","description":"W. Scott Poole is Professor of History at the College of Charleston, where he teaches courses on monsters, pop culture, and American history. He is the author of several books, including a biography of H.P Lovecraft, which became a Bram Stoker award finalist, and Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror. You can find more scary stories from him on Twitter: @monstersamerica.","products":[{"product_id":"monsters-in-america-our-historical-obsession-with-the-hideous-and-the-haunting-paperback","title":"Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonsters\u003c\/i\u003e arrived in 2011--and now they are back. Not only do they continue to live in our midst, but, as historian Scott Poole shows, these monsters are an important part of our past--a hideous obsession America cannot seem to escape. Poole's central argument in \u003ci\u003eMonsters in America\u003c\/i\u003e is that monster tales intertwine with America's troubled history of racism, politics, class struggle, and gender inequality. The second edition of \u003ci\u003eMonsters\u003c\/i\u003e leads readers deeper into America's tangled past to show how monsters continue to haunt contemporary American ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy adding new discussions of the American West, Poole focuses intently on the Native American experience. He reveals how monster stories went west to Sand Creek and Wounded Knee, bringing the preoccupation with monsters into the twentieth century through the American Indian Movement. In his new preface and expanded conclusion, Poole's tale connects to the present--illustrating the relationship between current social movements and their historical antecedents. This proven textbook also studies the social location of contemporary horror films, exploring, for example, how \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e emerged from the context of the Black Lives Matter movement. Finally, in the new section \"American Carnage,\" Poole challenges readers to assess what their own monster tales might be and how our sordid past horrors express themselves in our present cultural anxieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the book, Poole cautions that America's monsters aren't going away anytime soon. If specters of the past still haunt our present, they may yet invade our future. Monsters are here to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367050510559,"sku":"9781481308823","price":62.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/VKqKL5Ge_V9781481308823.webp?v=1789102267"},{"product_id":"palmetto-state-the-making-of-modern-south-carolina-paperback","title":"Palmetto State: The Making of Modern South Carolina - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe captivating, colorful, and controversial history of South Carolina continues to warrant fresh explorations. In this sweeping story of defining episodes in the state's history, accomplished historians Jack Bass and W. Scott Poole trace the importance of race relations, historical memory, and cultural life in the progress of the Palmetto State from its colonial inception to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e In the discussion of contemporary South Carolina that makes up the majority of this volume, the authors map the ways through which hard-won economic and civil rights advancements, a succession of progressive state leaders, and federal court mandates operated in tandem to bring a largely peaceful end to the Jim Crow era in South Carolina, in stark contrast to the violence wrought elsewhere in the South. This volume speaks directly to the connections between the state's past, present, and future, and it serves as a valuable point of entrance for new inquiries into South Carolina's diverse and complex heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA concise approach to the major themes and events that define contemporary South Carolina\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA concise approach to the major themes and events that define contemporary South Carolina\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367546290399,"sku":"9781611171389","price":24.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/EiLwOX0bGQ9781611171389.webp?v=1789109789"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/w-scott-poole.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}